Vietnamese phrase
How to say “a loaf (for bread)” in Vietnamese
“a loaf (for bread)” in Vietnamese is
một ổ
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Cho em một ổ bánh mì không cay.
I'll have one banh mi, not spicy please.
Worth knowing
Word by word: một (one) + ổ (loaf/classifier for bread)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, 'cái' is often used instead of 'ổ' for a loaf of bread.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Street Food Hacks situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs